In the Sign in window, type the email address and password you use with Office. This might be the personal Microsoft account you associated with Office, or the username and password you use with your work or school account.

From Office for Mac

Open any Office app such as Word and select Sign In. If you're already editing a file, go to File > New from Template... > Sign In.

Note: If you're on OneNote, select OneNote from the top menu and then select Sign In.

In the Sign in window, type the email address and password you use with Office. This might be the personal Microsoft account you associated with Office, or the username and password you use with your work or school account.

On Office Online

Go to www.Office.com and in the upper right-hand corner select Sign In.

Enter your email address and password. This might be your personal Microsoft account, or the username and password you use with your work or school account. The name of the account you're signed in with is displayed in the header.

Select the App Launcher
and then select any Office app to start using it.

On Office mobile apps

For iPhones and iPads:

Open the Office app. On the Account screen, tap Sign In.

On the Sign In screen, type the email address and password you use with Office. This might be the personal Microsoft account you associated with Office, or the username and password you use with your work or school account.

For Android or Chromebooks:

Open the Office app. On the Recent screen, tap Sign In.

On the Sign In screen, type the email address and password you use with Office. This might be the personal Microsoft account you associated with Office, or the username and password you use with your work or school account.

For Windows Phone:

Open the Office app > tap Sign In.

On the Sign In screen, type the email address and password you use with Office. This might be the personal Microsoft account you associated with Office, or the username and password you use with your work or school account.

Switch between accounts

If you're already signed in with your Microsoft account and you want to sign in with your work or school account instead, or you're signed in with someone else's account and you want to sign into your own, do the following:

From your browser

From the upper-right corner, select your name and sign out of the account you're signed in with, and then sign in with the other account.

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Open a private session in your web browser. For example, in Internet Explorer or Edge, use InPrivate; in Chrome, use the incognito window; or in Firefox, use New Private Window.